i have been constantly craving for Sarawak Laksa since the day i left Bint-ulu two years ago T_T. up till now, i still haven’t found any decent one T_T. the one at Carpenter Street is still slightly different i thought T_T. so yeah if anyone found one at Penang purleeeese let me know okie *big wet eyes*
what i am going to introduce in this post, is another Sarawak food – kolo mee! it’s more widely recognized in Kuching. while kampua, is the Foochow version of kolo mee which you can find it in Sibu! but actually, i can’t really differentiate the both :/ cos kolo mee is not my favourite! Sarawak Laksa IS!
House of Kolo Mee which houses few kinds of kolo mee(duh!).
it’s actually brightly-lit in the cafe, but i donno why the interior turned out so dark. stupid iphone camera!
huge menu on the wall.
other than original kolo mee, they do sell other variants of kolo mee, like in soup version, with chicken or braised pork or seafood as sides, they even take care of vegetarian’s appetite too 
the interior is like any other kopitiam.
what so special about this shop is, it’s self-service. meaning you take your own order, wait for it and then serve yourself.
first, go to the back of the shop, there’s this touch screen monitor where you place your order. you can customize your kolo mee too. i had mine without smelly grass spring onion.
and then you will be given a receipt. and wait till your queue number is shown at the counter.
Braise Combo Kolo Mee | RM 4.50 (R), RM 5 (L)
and tadaa. you serve your own kolo mee to your table and dig in 
all three of use had the same one. the original one looks like ordinary wantan mee with minced meat topping :/. instead of char siew, you’ll get braised chicken wing and tofu, a halved egg on a bed of kolo mee!
the mee was springy, and paler in colour compared to wantan mee. i thought the flavour didn’t infuse well into the meat, a little bland. perhaps they could prolong the cooking time. i later learnt that the boss who’s hails from Kuching actually imports all the spices from his home town!
Fried Tofu with Meat Filing | RM 1 per piece
while waiting for our mee, we each had a piece of fried tofu. we only ate them after our plates of mee, hence the exterior had harden and soggy, instead of crispy. but the the filling is fragrant and nice
the boss is also selling Sarawak laksa paste at RM 13 or 14 i forgot. i asked him, why don’t you sell Sarawak laksa? i’ll patronise every week! he said, this paste is expensive, wait till he finds cheaper one, he might consider la.
let’s pray that he faitit found one so that i could satisfy my crave for Sarawak laksa T_T
House of Kolomee 砂唠越哥罗面专卖店
70-1-66, D’Piazza Mall,
Jalan Mahsuri, Bandar Bayan Baru,
11950 Bayan Lepas, Penang.
+6016 880 6717
websitebusiness hours:
1100 – 1500
1730 – 2100
closed on Sunday
The Barrett’s sambal laksa used to be the best – last time, named Double Swallow or something like that. Changed name, and not as great anymore, I hear. Yet to try myself.
The stuffed tofu would be great for soup… Yummy! The kolo mee, not so nice kah? Maybe in Kuching, no business…gone over to Penang to cheat people there. Hehehehehehe!!!! With the chciken and the egg…where got like Kuching kolo mee anymore?
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STP, you try already then let me know, then i’ll consider buying it, if nice la
the bossie said he tweaked the taste to suit local people taste bud wo. plus, the original one looks pathetic la. with not muchy extra side dish. haha
will try the original then come back tell you nice or not ar
Have you gone to try this one? Dunno still in business or not though – old post!
http://pinkcotton.blogspot.com/2010/07/sarawak-laksa-in-penang.html
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i have to consult with my penangite friend! hopefully it still in business *keeping my finger cross*
wah touch screen monitor for ordering..
canggih .. I think he could save on the labour cost..
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canggih right! ya can save on labour cost, but the bossie has to clear and clean the table by himself. so cham :/
So hi-tech? But sometimes I don’t really like self service. Haha! Is the kolo mee nice or not? : )
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me too prefer to be served by someone else haha! but ok la don’t have to queue there long time like chatime
the kolo mee was not bad! i’ll try the original one next time!
love the idea sarawak laksa paste!! Btw, i’ve never tried kolo mee before… would love to try it one of theses days.
i think i have seen some hawkers in kl selling kolo mee le, not too sure about their authenticity though
Heresy!!!!!!!!!!!!! :p
There’s a *huge* different between kolo mee and kampua mee.
Kolo mee – made with springy curly noodles and vinegar, minced meat, char siew, some stalls offer seafood as well and you add char siew oil in it to make it red. It’s served with sliced chillies (not spicy) and vinegar.
Kampua mee – made with soft noodles, it’s not “al dente” like kolo mee, you can have it tossed with pork lard (plain), pork lard and soy sauce, pork lard and chilli sauce or pork lard with both chilli sauce and soy sauce. You can choose char siew or “pien nuk” (wantan pork dumplings). There’s even a soup version.
Heh. Sorry for being anal, I just love kampua mee!
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Oh ya, and kolo mee is always served in a “deep” bowl like those with a chicken imprint on it while kampua is always served on a flat plate, never a bowl.
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i think during my four-years stay in Bint-ulu, i had only have less than five plates of kampua seimou. as for kolo mee, i didn’t have them in Kuching though. i thought kolo mee and kampua were equally oily :/
Heh! Yeah, they’re just about equally oily in a sense, kolo mee has a drier texture though due to the shape of the noodles.
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thanks for the clarification Huai Bin
i do remember the plate of kampua i had in sibu had only mee and pork lard and nothing else :/ i find it too oily for my liking. sarawak laksa is still my favourite local food! and kong pia! with or without filling! yum! booked my ticket to sibu next year hehe
No worries!
Sorry about the long comment – Sibu people have a lot of pride about their kampua mee.
You know, I don’t really like Sarawak laksa for some reason.
I mean, it’s okay, but I prefer asam laksa.
Nice! When are you going?
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how can you not love sarawak laksa!
asam laksa is my least favourite penang food. because of the smelly grasses they added. how can everyone else love them ewwwwww
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Seems like Huai Bin already explained the difference between Kolok Mee and Kampua.
Another point to added that the correct Red Kolok Mee will have a sweeter taste compare to the White Kolok Mee due to the honey/sugar that marinated the cha siew.
As for smelly grass, Swk laksa got put that too but just as dressing on top so won’t affect the soup, you can just remove it .
I might be visiting Penang soon, let me know if you need me help you buy Laksa paste or tapao laksa or kolok mee .
HALLO MIAO!
i prefer the white one although it’s a tad dry…
i’ll remind the proprietor not to add smelly grass whenever i remember to. but most of the time i forget one =.= so i’ll get the :O look when it’s served zzz.
oh you’re coming to Penang? I WANT THE BEST LAKSA PASTE TENKIU
Sarawakian homies are graduating soon and they will balik kampung for good next January gotta beg them to cook laksa one last time! T__________T
Sarawak Laksa now available at House of Kolomee